Winner of 2016 Writing Bursary

The winner of the 2016 Write to End Violence Against Women Award bursary was Annie McLaughlin. Annie works as gender equality officer for the University of Strathclyde and is an enthusiastic writer in her spare time, with a Masters degree in creative writing. The standard of competition was extremely high but Annie’s passion for writing, as well as her strong working knowledge of gender issues, really shone through.

Annie said: “In my work I am responsible for helping to implement gender equality initiatives to achieve cultural change at the university, in particular to improve female representation in certain subject areas and leadership in senior management.

“I was really keen to apply for the bursary – I have always written in one form or another since I was a child.

“I thought it was a really good opportunity to combine something I have great passion for – in terms of gender equality – and use my writing skills to try and make an impact in that area.”

Annie wrote pieces on topics related to violence against women and the press, which were jointly commissioned by Zero Tolerance and the Sunday Herald. You can read all of Annie’s pieces here: